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I have a question on water for my guinea pig, Grayci. As some of you already know, I lost my first guinea pig, Patches, so I'm intent on doing all the right things for Grayci, and getting her to drink water seems to be my latest dilemma.
I don't think she drinks any water at all. I never see the bottle go down. When I got my first piggie, I was told to use vitamin C drops in her water, and I never saw her drink it either. I just found this statement in my vast guinea pig internet searches, and I was wondering if it's because of the vitamin C drops that neither of my piggies are interested in water.
Vitamin & Multi-Vitamin Drops
Also avoid Vitamin C and multi-vitamin water drops - these are pointless, last an hour at most (Vitamin C often degrades when exposed to the light) and deter the pig from drinking the water by distorting the taste. The minerals that remain do more harm than good.
If the pig is getting plenty of fresh veggies then there is no need for supplements at all.
If you really have to give your pig a supplement, perhaps for medical reasons, find a low-sugar human Vitamin C tablet (or a small animal tablet by Oxbow) and crush it, then hand-feed to your cavy by either sprinkling it on veggies or mixing it with a suitable blend of veggies and water.
Is this true? Should I not be using vitamin C drops in the water?
Also, what is the best water bottle to use? I originally got one with the ball-bearing, but it leaked horribly, so now I have one with a metal stick thingy, and I'm wondering if Grayci is having trouble figuring it out.
I have a question on water for my guinea pig, Grayci. As some of you already know, I lost my first guinea pig, Patches, so I'm intent on doing all the right things for Grayci, and getting her to drink water seems to be my latest dilemma.
I don't think she drinks any water at all. I never see the bottle go down. When I got my first piggie, I was told to use vitamin C drops in her water, and I never saw her drink it either. I just found this statement in my vast guinea pig internet searches, and I was wondering if it's because of the vitamin C drops that neither of my piggies are interested in water.
Vitamin & Multi-Vitamin Drops
Also avoid Vitamin C and multi-vitamin water drops - these are pointless, last an hour at most (Vitamin C often degrades when exposed to the light) and deter the pig from drinking the water by distorting the taste. The minerals that remain do more harm than good.
If the pig is getting plenty of fresh veggies then there is no need for supplements at all.
If you really have to give your pig a supplement, perhaps for medical reasons, find a low-sugar human Vitamin C tablet (or a small animal tablet by Oxbow) and crush it, then hand-feed to your cavy by either sprinkling it on veggies or mixing it with a suitable blend of veggies and water.
Is this true? Should I not be using vitamin C drops in the water?
Also, what is the best water bottle to use? I originally got one with the ball-bearing, but it leaked horribly, so now I have one with a metal stick thingy, and I'm wondering if Grayci is having trouble figuring it out.